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MPG report
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Thu, 11 Jun 1998 11:18:32 -0400
...Odometer US Liters kms miles Litre/ Miles/ gal 100km USgal 141987 11.88 44.98 339.0 210.6 13.27 17.73 141648...
Re: 215/75R15 ???
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Thu, 8 Apr 1999 23:13:14 -0700
...At 100km/h (true) my tach 3200 RPM which is about a 5% drop. I can't really say anything about fuel economy other...
Re: New manifold and carb report
Historical mailing list - Daniel Brideau
Fri, 30 May 2003 22:11:59 -0400
...I just returned from a 5 > hour drive and my first tank of gas shows 20 mpg (11 > L/100kms) at highway speeds of...
Re: Reduced oil temperatures..
Historical mailing list - Simon Glen
Mon, 1 Jul 2002 22:56:28 +1000
...On the open road during the summer, oil temperatures remain static at around 250F at 100km/h (60mph) whereas, now that it is winter...
Re: Spark Plugs
Historical mailing list - pdooley
Fri, 8 May 2009 00:46:26 -0400
...16,11 l/100km at 100 km/h .................. 11,33 Power/mass ratio (W/kg) .............. 56,50 Mech. noise at 100 km/h (dBA...
Re: WBX-6 - Xmas wishlist
Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
Fri, 25 Aug 2006 23:04:25 +0200
...relyable engine that will give me 50 mpg or >3L/100kms  Then I'll get out the towel.   m </pre...
Re: Dual Carbs in Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Thu, 23 Oct 2003 05:10:54 -0700
...idea who makes them. > They are VERY thirsty about 15L per 100km. When you > tromp on the pedal you > can here this great sucking...
I love my Audi 2.0L engine!
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Mon, 24 Aug 1998 18:53:20 -0700
...Driving a constant 90km/h on the level this figure goes down to 10L / 100km with no change in the temp. Timing is set...
Re: TDIs and Automatic -- Custom Gears?
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Thu, 13 Oct 2005 15:35:28 -0700
...With stock 185R14 (25.6") tires gives us 3300 RPM at 100km/h (62MPH) With 215/75R15 (27.6") ties 100km/h falls to...
Re: YABT: Yet another brake thread... :-(
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 07:18:21 -0700
...Mileage averages 8.5 L/100km and power is adequate - I can manage 80km/h on the Coqihalla... just. On Tue, Mar 30, 2010...
Re: Engine conversion mileage?
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Tue, 7 Dec 1999 18:25:30 -0800
Ian, For my inline VW equipped Vanagons we get between 11 and 13 liters per 100km. Whis is a little better than the factory...
Re: syncro alert, CHEAP!
Historical mailing list
Thu, 25 Jan 2001 21:09:54 EST
...R501271856+Q2593772 > 27 > > it's a '91 syncro with less than 100Kmi on it. i ran the vin and it's > clean. it's...
sexiest syncro alive on ebay?
Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
Thu, 27 Sep 2007 15:05:15 -0700
...just look at the specs: -original 16" -high-and-pop-top -turbodiesel -solar system -one owner -100kmiles http://tinyurl.com/2r99zw you have three...
Re: AT v.s. Manual (Syncro 0 - 60 times)
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Thu, 4 Dec 1997 19:04:53 -0800
...My Syncro can do 0 to 100km/h in... >well... it can do 0 to 100 let's put it that way! :) Top speed...
Re: TDI, TD and 2.0L conversions
Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
Mon, 31 Aug 1998 09:56:32 -0700
...A gasoline engine in a vanagon consume typically between 12 and 14+ litres/100kms. A TDI will consume between 7.5 and 8.5...
Re: Nvc-but maybe future vans-pretty please VW
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Sat, 1 Jan 2005 21:55:46 -0700
...9.5-10.5 l/100km; CO2-Emission: 257-284 g/km) - 61 KW (fuel consumption: 9.1-9.5 l/100km; CO2-Emission...
Re: Engine Conversion and MPG
Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
Tue, 25 Jul 2000 22:38:08 -0500
...The Subaru conversion > averaged 22.7 mpg (10.34 l/100km) and the VW WBX averaged 19.2 mpg (12.25 > l/100km). We...
Re: Digifant 21. MV High Fuel Consumption
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Mon, 18 May 2009 15:31:17 -0700
...For 183 km I burned 24.5 litres 13.3 litres/100km. And for my American > friends ... 17.3 mi/gal (US). I was...
Re: Air in the coolant system 87
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Fri, 7 Dec 2001 21:19:09 -0400
...Drive 100 kms and bleed (front rad), drive 100kms and bleed (front rad) and keep it up till no air in the system I...
Re: The fuel of choice of the world?
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Thu, 8 Sep 2005 18:05:09 -0700
...Cost to drive my TDI for 100km is $8.69 Cost to drive my 2.1 for 100km is $14.27 So comparing it...
Re: air-cooled newbie
Historical mailing list - Jimmy Sanby
Mon, 6 Dec 1999 11:01:32 +0200
...for 6 years, My petrol consumption has improved from 18l/100km to 14l/100km with more power and the same amount of reliability. To...
Engine RPM (Re: Squeaky brakes)
Historical mailing list - Aaron Sedgmen
Fri, 9 Feb 96 09:32:12 EST
...the weight of a kombi and doing 800-900 rpm at 100km/hr (60mi/hr). >From memory the rear wheels on my '74 camper...
Re: Friday nvc: Sprinters
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Fri, 26 Aug 2016 23:16:53 -0300
I hauled a cubic yard of sand in the LT recently (~1.5 ton) and averaged around 11litres per 100km (~21 - 22 miles per...
Re: gas mileage
Historical mailing list - L&A Johnson
Tue, 8 Jun 1999 13:06:25 -0400
...Our average gas consumption was 20.6 mpgUS (11.8 litre/100km). Larry rob passehl wrote: > what kind of gas milage should i expect...
VW prototype, diesel - LVC
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 17 Apr 2002 09:41:50 -0700
...in German) apparently uses under 0.89 litre of diesel for 100km. It says in the above info that the car resembles a sportscar...
Re: Fuel Economy, Help!
Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
Fri, 8 May 1998 09:13:38 -0700
...For those of you not familiar with measuring fuel comsumption in l/100kms, the lower the number the better the fuel economy (this is...
Re: Tach Installation??
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Sun, 30 Apr 2000 15:29:40 -0400
...when it reads 100km/hr in my US 82 is that really 100km/hr. > > Thanks in advance for your help! > > David
Re: transmission R and P's, grearing to reduce RPM
Historical mailing list - Modl6971
Sat, 2 May 1998 21:45:17 EDT
...will not fit on a Vanagon... .71 5th makes for 2500rpm@100kmh! >> What gearing do I need to do with my syncro to obtain...
Re: 3.3 verses 4.3 verses 1.9???
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Mon, 26 Jul 2004 17:20:07 -0700
...9.4L per 100km makes a lot more since than 25MPG(US) or 30MPG(IMP). A kilometer is a kilometer - doesn't matter if...
TDI conversion thoughts
Historical mailing list - Pensioner
Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:30:55 -0700
...Assume you will drive the converted van 100KMi. If you drive 20KMi per year that's 5 years to amortize the cost of the...
Re: I love my Audi 2.0L engine
Historical mailing list - Terry Buchanan
Tue, 25 Aug 1998 13:06:40 -0700
...Driving a constant 90km/h on the level this figure goes down to 10L / 100km with no change in the temp. Timing is set...
Re: small car VW engine conversion
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Tue, 24 Feb 2004 13:53:03 -0800
In Germany, my friends drive on the Autobahn between 100km/h and 120km/h even though their T3s can go faster - fuel costs too...
Re: Spare Tire Carrier Bolt Size - 87 syncro??
Historical mailing list - Russell, William
Thu, 23 May 2002 20:20:16 -0400
...Mine worked loose on the trans-Canada and dropped the spare tire > pan onto the tarmac at 100km/hr. Worst sound I've ever...
Re: Carbs & MPG report
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Thu, 11 Jun 1998 15:46:10 -0400
...13.5 L/100km = about 18 MPG > > Highway: 11.1 L/100 = about 21 MPG maybe when i get my van up and running...
Re: [Syncro] sexiest syncro alive on ebay?
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Thu, 27 Sep 2007 15:26:01 -0700
...original 16" > -high-and-pop-top > -turbodiesel > -solar system > -one owner > -100kmiles > > http://tinyurl.com/2r99zw > > you have three options to import. a) pay...
Re: sexiest syncro alive on ebay?
Historical mailing list - mike
Thu, 27 Sep 2007 15:28:40 -0700
...original 16" > -high-and-pop-top > -turbodiesel > -solar system > -one owner > -100kmiles > > http://tinyurl.com/2r99zw > > you have three options to import. a) pay...
i-4Conversions-List of donor engines that replace a Tiico
Historical mailing list - Phil Stanhope
Thu, 13 Mar 2008 06:32:22 -0700
...look for the engine#?   i found a dirt cheap($50) 100Kmiles, 2.0L 2001 Golf/bug motor. should i get it for...
Re: Digifant 21. MV High Fuel Consumption
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Tue, 19 May 2009 09:31:08 -0400
...Ken Wilford John 3:16 www.vanagain.com Dave Arthur wrote: > I guess 17.3 mi/gal 13.4l/100km isn't that far...
1-800-Howsmydriving?
Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
Wed, 5 Dec 2007 11:37:19 -0500
...3800 corresponds to a road speed of around 100km/h, which is about right. Dennis Haynes says it's OK to keep RPMs at...
Re: Recent Touring Fuel Consumption
Historical mailing list - Chris Mundy
Tue, 30 Jan 2001 07:18:57 +1100
...The road was a mixture of 2 lane highway driving, > mountain driving, and 100kms of Dirt(Yuk!). > > I kept a records of my kms...
Re: Gas mileage
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Thu, 28 Jun 2001 18:08:39 -0700
1984 Transporter Double Cab - stock 1.9L DF engine 13L/100km David Marshall Fast Forward Automotive Inc. 4356 Quesnel Hixon Road Quesnel BC Canada...
Tires - I just got Uniroyal AWP installed
Historical mailing list - Miguel Calvin
Wed, 9 Jan 2002 22:15:04 -0500
...means the engine is doing 3500 rpm at 62.07mph (about 100km/h). I would have liked to get taller tires but cost made...
good gas consumption?
Historical mailing list - Gauthier, Bruno
Sat, 11 Jan 2003 10:56:41 -0500
...Mine can give 500km with a full tank (in summer) that's 12l/100km. In winter it should be a bit less. Bruno Westfalia...
Re: Friday nvc: Sprinters
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 26 Aug 2016 19:43:45 -0700
...Empty, I routinely get 8-9 l / 100km on the highway and 10 around town. > > That’s better than most North American pickups (1...
Re: 75 MPH - unusual?
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Wed, 29 Aug 2001 10:28:48 -0700
...Now, I rarely cruise above 100km/h, and never above 110 except to pass. ======================== Shawn Wright Computer Systems Manager Shawnigan Lake School http://www...
TDI fuel savings
Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
Thu, 14 Jan 1999 19:24:26 -0800
...With a TDI you save about 5L per 100kms or 800L per year at our average distance. If we add our total fuel savings...
Bosch Platinum plugs and MPG
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Wed, 16 Jun 1999 15:06:45 -0300
...010 miles) I got 24.2 MPG (or 9.71 l/100km) which is much better than I have gotten in the past. But...
sexiest syncro alive on ebay?
Historical mailing list - mordo
Fri, 28 Sep 2007 08:26:22 -0500
...just look at the specs: -original 16" -high-and-pop-top -turbodiesel -solar system -one owner -100kmiles http://tinyurl.com/2r99zw you have three...
<No subject>
Historical mailing list - Riley Kettner
Thu, 3 Feb 2000 16:57:16 -0800
...I am getting 19.8 litres per 100km. First, I was told by my dad's truck mechanic to fill up the tank. He...
zu: Engine life
Historical mailing list - Meier Michael
Thu, 17 Jul 1997 19:20:45 +0200
...they are wonderful engines for good 100kmls (under german circumstances) and once they get any head-problems there is exactly one way to repair...
Re: 3.3 verses 4.3 verses 1.9???
Historical mailing list - don spence
Mon, 26 Jul 2004 10:06:37 -0600
...runs all day at > 3800 to > 4000 RPM - and he doing 100km/h! The only mods to the motor is an > external > oil cooler...
Re: Ultra compact "modern" loaf???
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Fri, 27 Feb 2009 08:59:29 -0800
I have a Daihatsu HiJet 4x4 mini truck - that 660cc engine really REALLY has to work to get me going 100km/h.� The fact...
Re: Measuring engine RPM based on Hall sender/coil signals
Historical mailing list - tinker man
Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:18:20 +0200
...For economy and legalities, I drive around 100Km/h (what economy?...). Good enuff for me. No need for a tach usually, and don't...
Re: AT v.s. Manual
Historical mailing list - David Marshall (Vanagon Mailing List)
Wed, 3 Dec 1997 18:23:43 -0800
...My Syncro can do 0 to 100km/h in... well... it can do 0 to 100 let's put it that way! :) Top speed...
Re: Awesome new Westfalia
Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
Thu, 21 Dec 2006 19:03:38 -0800
Anthony, you got the figures a little wrong.it is Liters of fuel per 100km distance, so the lower the figure the better. the...
Re: Fwd: VW GTD data (turbo-diesel-sport)
Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
Sat, 1 Apr 95 9:55:12 CST
...fuel (S bf = super unleaded, D = diesel doh!), consumption in l/100km (I'll let someone else do the conversion :-) at 90 km/h...
Re: New T3 - engine options.
Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
Fri, 5 Dec 2008 18:37:53 +0100
...Together with its stock tiptronic auto transmission (5spd) I get 7,5 to 11 liters per 100km in my Vanagon, corresponding to the weight...
Re: Speedometer calibration
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Tue, 21 Aug 2001 21:59:01 -0700
...When the GPS is 100KM/H 1984 Westfalia 107KM/H 185R14 STOCK 1984 Transporter 104KM/H 185R14 STOCK (EURO SPEC TOO!) 1988 Syncro 104KM...
Re: Friday nvc: Sprinters
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 27 Aug 2016 01:50:21 -0400
...Sprinters I hauled a cubic yard of sand in the LT recently (~1.5 ton) and averaged around 11litres per 100km (~21 - 22 miles...
Roof Racks.
Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
Wed, 17 Feb 1999 09:04:56 -0800
...No problems in <100Kmi hauling all sorts of swill including boats, Thule boxes filled with skis, yakbaskets filled with wood, 30Gal of water, etc...